I have a slightly different question for this group. I bought the VacMaster VP112 about 18 months ago and use it in my home kitchen. Usage is a couple times per week with one major session per month - so nothing large scale. Recently when vacuuming some chicken I heard a loud pop and found that the hood had cracked while pulling the vacuum. The crack was in the front right near the sealing bar and prevented the machine from working properly. The company sent me a replacement hood even though it was out of warranty. While I'm really thankful for that, I'm a bit disappointed such an expensive machine would crack for no reason under such light use. Anyone have this issue or have any hypotheses on the cause?
